Tag: Labrador
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It’s worth ruling out hypothyroidism if blood cholesterol is elevated
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To be truthful, I have a bit of a blind spot when it comes to hypothyroidism. I often find few dogs follow the traditional textbook description of the clinical signs. I have seen two cases of late with elevated cholesterol, but no hair loss, unexplained weight gain, heat seeking and mucinous skin thickness. Both cases had blood…
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Neuro-exams can be very helpful
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A nice six-year-old Labrador with a history of possible trauma, complete forelimb muscle atrophy and proprioceptive deficits was brought to see me. Radial paralysis was high up on the list of differentials, but the poor chap had not shown any response to conservative management. I noticed it had mild anisocoria, slight ptosis and third eyelid prolapse, indicating the…